By Ray Lamont   It is, first and foremost, a religious celebration, with an outdoor Mass and processions paying tribute to the patron saint of fishermen.   It is also very much a family celebration, with many Gloucester natives returning to the city of their roots for last full week of June to reconnect with family and friends.  ...

Since the cornerstone was laid in 1927, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 28 Mulberry St. has been serving the community; in particular, it has served as a home base, of sorts, for the Italian community. As decades have passed, the church has suffered a number of woes, including potentially serious structural issues that need to be addressed.  ...

The recognition of excellence in education was the first order of business at a recent Milford School Committee meeting. The Senator Louis P. Bertonazzi Foundation presented the annual "Outstanding Teacher Award" for 2015. Teachers nominated from each school were each presented a plaque and the winning nominee received an inscribed book plaque...

La Giostra cavalleresca di Sulmona sfilerà al "Columbus day" in America, su iniziativa del famoso chef e imprenditore italoamericano di origini sulmonesi residente a Boston, il cavaliere Filippo Frattaroli, come aveva annunciato lo scorso Agosto, in occasione della consegna di una Targa in suo onore, da parte del popolo della Giostra, per quanto fa...

The IACO will be hosting its first meeting of the season on September 14, 2015. The meeting will take place at the Grove Manor in Braintree, MA at 7:00 PM.   This is not only a meeting, but also a social gathering. The general public and visitors are welcomed to attend the meeting and learn about Italian culture. If you are interested, you c...

All Italian Repertoire Chorus of the Dante Alighieri Society: Kevin Galiè, M.M., J.D., Director, Choruses from Antonio Cartellieri's "La Celebre Natività del Redentore" and Traditional Italian Christmas Songs   2 Performances: Sunday, December 6, 2015, 5:00 PM, Sacred Heart Church, 303 Paris Street, Ea...

ITALIAN HERITAGE FILM SERIES-- LA STRADA West End Branch of the Boston Public Library151 Cambridge Street - Boston, MA 02114Wednesday, October 1, 2014, 3 – 5pm Celebrate Italian Heritage Month with these five films. Sponsored by the Friends of the West End Branch Library. October 1- La Strada (1954, 108 minutes, NR)October 8- Reality (2013,...

Sabato 13 aprile, a Boston, durante la riunione annuale del Comitato dei Presidenti dei Comites, Maurizio Pasquale è stato eletto a coordinatore dell'Intercomites USA. Al presidente del Comites di Boston, che è anche membro ed esponente del CTIM, Vincenzo Arcobelli, presidente del Comites di Houston e coordinatore del CTIM Usa, ha espresso a nome...

The sights, the sounds, as well as the inside scoop on the 84th annual Saint Rocco Grande Festa. Held every second weekend in August for the past 84 years on the streets of Edgeworth in Ward 2, the Feast has become one of the last vestiges of Malden's storied past, a tradition held close to those of us who grew up in this great city of ours, who g...

COMITES will be screening four different Italian movies during the course of Italian-American Heritage Month.All screenings are and open to the public.Film titles, as well as show time, date and location listed below: Thursday, October 17 — 7:30 p.m. at 11 Tileston St., Boston MABenvenuti al Norddir. Luca Minierowith Claudio Bisio and Alessandro S...